Seibu Shinkin Capital
Venture capitalPre-Seed–Growth
Also known as 西武しんきんキャピタル株式会社
Investment thesis
Seibu Shinkin Capital backs local entrepreneurs, early-stage ventures, and mid-sized small and medium enterprises in Japan, positioning itself as a partner that helps founders take the first step toward realizing their vision. It emphasizes supporting and standing alongside founders on their growth journey, and highlights a track record of helping investees reach public listing, with 20 companies having gone public.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
What they invest in
from 49 of 104 portfolio companiesSaaS ×18Fintech ×10Hardware ×10B2B Marketplaces ×9AI & Machine Learning ×8Consumer ×7Deep Tech ×7Enterprise Software ×7
HQs:Japan×48
Who they back
founder profiles across 16 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×122 founders×33 founders×1
Investments · 104 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathSOINN develops compact, low-computation AI based on its patented "artificial brain SOINN" technology to add intelligence to devices, equipment, and information systems.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechEnergyMachida, Tokyo, JP
Osamu Hasegawa(代表取締役 CEO (Representative Director & CEO))
Co-investorsOpen Network Lab
redfox, inc. develops and sells "cyzen," a smartphone-based sales activity management app for deskless workers who operate in the field.
Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSSales TechTokyo, JP
横溝 竜太郎(代表取締役社長 (President & CEO))
Co-investorsHokkaido Venture Capital, Inc.
EVIRY Inc. is a Japanese company offering SaaS products including the 'millvi' cloud video delivery system and platform, and the 'kamui tracker' YouTube data analytics tool.
Marketing TechMedia & EntertainmentSaaSTokyo, JP
Keisuke Nakagawa(代表取締役社長 (President & CEO))
Co-investorsNTT DOCOMO VenturesCyberAgent CapitalMizuho CapitalServerworks Capital
Supports value maximization of anime IP and similar assets
Anique designs and sells physical and digital merchandise, pop-up stores, online 3DCG exhibitions, and themed cafés based on anime, manga, game, and illustration IP, working with licensed content holders to create fan experiences.
ConsumerCreator EconomyE-commerceMarketplacesMedia & EntertainmentTokyo, JP
笠井高秀(代表取締役 (Representative Director))
Co-investorsCARTA VENTURES, Inc.
Produces reproductive medicine / gynecology clinic chains and develops related systems
bitBiome provides contract analysis and collaborative research using single-cell genome sequencing technology for microbial samples.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechCircular EconomyDeep TechTokyo, JP
Naomichi Sode
Co-investorsGlobal BrainIT-Farm CorporationUTECUniversal Materials Incubator
FamilyTech provides financial and account management services designed for couples and families, including a shared bank account app, family credit card, and family payment solutions.
ConsumerFintechTokyo, JP
中村 貴一
Co-investorsCanal VenturesW Inc.
Co-investorsDBJ Capital
Develops the 'Hokenbo' insurance management app to prevent missed claims
KYCC Corporation is a Japanese regtech company that provides corporate risk databases and a SaaS compliance-check tool (RiskAnalyze) for KYC/AML and customer due diligence, along with consulting and expert-support services.
CybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSTokyo, JP
飛内 尚正(代表取締役社長 (President & CEO))北住 和弘(取締役 COO)
Co-investorsAngel Bridge Co.,Ltd.
ONIGO is a Japanese company operating a quick-commerce grocery delivery service along with a freight transport business, and its group includes companies running restaurant chains, takeout delis, sushi restaurants, and food wholesale.
E-commerceFoodTechLogistics & Supply ChainRetail TechTokyo, JP
Naoya Umeshita(代表取締役 / CEO)Takaaki Yamamoto(取締役 / 共同創業者 (Director / Co-founder))Hiroshi Ishikawa(取締役 / 共同創業者 (Director / Co-founder))Toshiyuki Sakai(執行役員 (Executive Officer))Akane Suzuki(執行役員 (Executive Officer))
Co-investorsUTEC
Co-investorsDG IncubationJIC Venture Growth InvestmentsKiraboshi CapitalZENRIN FUTURE PARTNERS
Co-investorsANOBAKACanal VenturesCARTA VENTURES, Inc.JR East Start UPRegional Revitalization Solution
ROXX is a Japanese company that aims to raise the incomes of people without academic or career credentials by connecting individuals to opportunities and helping companies grow, using technology to address social challenges in Japan's shrinking labor market.
AI & Machine LearningB2B MarketplacesFuture of WorkHR TechSaaSTokyo, JP
Taro Nakajima(Representative Director & President (CEO))inDaisuke Ueki(Senior Executive Officer, COO / SVP of Business)Hiroto Nishimura(Senior Executive Officer / SVP of Corporate)Toshiki Takase(Executive Officer, CAO)Kota Matsumoto(Executive Officer, CTO)George Yoshimoto(Executive Officer, CFO)
Co-investorsJapan Post Capital Co. Ltd.Skyland VenturesSMBC Venture Capital
SANSHO Co., Ltd. is a Japanese drug-development company creating pharmaceuticals based on cyclic phosphatidic acid (cPA), including 2-carba-cyclic phosphatidic acid candidates in clinical trials for knee osteoarthritis and pulmonary fibrosis.
BiotechDeep TechHealthtechMedical DevicesTsukuba, JP
Toshiro Moroboshi(代表取締役社長 (President & Representative Director))
Sinumy develops hands-free authentication technology, described as a first-of-its-kind in Japan and globally.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareHardwareMobility & TransportationOsaka, JP
Ryoya Kurauchi(代表取締役CEO (Representative Director & CEO))Tomoya Yonaga(取締役COO (Director & COO))
Co-investorsKobe University CapitalMIRAIDOOR Co. Ltd.UTEC
STORES 株式会社 provides tools for small and mid-sized retailers to digitize their operations, including online store creation, POS registers, cashless payments, online booking systems, and app building.
CybersecurityE-commerceFintechRetail TechSaaS
佐俣奈緒子(Founder of Coiney)佐藤裕介(代表取締役社長 (President & CEO))
Co-investorsGlobis Capital Partners
TechMagic is a Japanese robotics company that develops robots for the food industry.
FoodTechHardwareRoboticsTokyo, JP
白木 裕士(代表取締役 (Representative Director))
Board但馬 竜介(取締役 (Director))
Co-investorsOriental Land Innovations
TRUNK provides e-learning content creation and internship support services for companies, with a track record of working with over 100 companies on e-learning platforms and 50+ companies on new graduate internship programs over five years.
EdTechHR TechTokyo, JP
西元 涼(CEO)
ugo builds work-support robots and a cloud platform (ugo Platform) for managing multiple robots, offering remote operation, no-code automation programming, and automatic report generation.
HardwareRoboticsSaaS
Co-investorsJR East Start UPMonozukuri VenturesNTT DOCOMO Ventures
Axelspace manufactures microsatellites using onsite cleanroom facilities and develops commercial applications for satellite technology.
Deep TechHardwareSpace TechTokyo, JP
NAKAMURA Yuya(President and CEO)Yuya Nakamura(Founder)in
Co-investorsGlobal BrainSumitomo Mitsui Trust nvestment Co. Ltd.Tokyo University of Science Innovation CapitalUntroD CapitalUTokyo Innovation Platform Co. Ltd.
Develops microsatellites and provides Earth observation data (IPO)
Corporate risk management business
Alarmbox is a Japanese company that provides business credit and risk management services, monitoring and assessing the creditworthiness of companies' business partners.
FintechSaaS
Co-investorsIyogin Capital
Interstellar Technologies develops, manufactures, and launches rockets and builds and operates communication satellites, pursuing a vertically integrated launch and satellite business.
Deep TechHardwareSpace TechJapan, JP
Takahiro Inagawa(CEO)Satoshi Nakayama(President)Takahiro Tsuji(CFO)Keiji Atsuta(COO)
BoardTakafumi Horie(Director)
Co-investorsB Dash VenturesMarubeniSumitomo Mitsui Banking CorporationS Ventures
Develops and sells cricket-based food
Provides video distribution systems and market analysis data
Otetsutabi operates a Japanese online marketplace that matches travelers with short-term work opportunities—such as farm harvesting, inn housekeeping, and hospitality tasks—at businesses in rural regions across Japan.
Future of WorkMarketplacesTravel & Hospitality
Co-investorsGlobal BrainHiroshima Venture Capital Co. Ltd.Iyogin CapitalNOW JapanSpiral Innovation Partners
Franchise operation of iPhone repair stores
SME management support platform (IPO)
Operates multiple restaurant formats
Multilingual video translation service
Cancer drug discovery targeting transporters (IPO)
J-Pharma is a drug development company focused on SLC transporter-targeted therapies, with its lead LAT1 inhibitor nanvuranlat (JPH203) in a global Phase 3 trial for biliary tract cancer and other candidates addressing cancer, autoimmune, and rare diseases.
BiotechDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesTokyo, JP
𠮷武 益広(代表取締役社長 (Representative Director & President))藤本 裕(取締役CFO)山本 寛(取締役CBO)
Co-investorsF-Prime CapitalNewton BiocapitalOita Venture CapitalOSAKA University Venture CapitalUntroD Capital
Co-investorsCanal Ventures
Corporate training via business management simulations
Provides a study management platform
Co-investorsDBJ CapitalFemto Partners
Construction management SaaS for the building industry (IPO)
SpiderPlus & Co. develops software for the construction industry, replacing paper-based workflows such as blueprints and quantity takeoffs with digital tools.
Construction TechEnterprise SoftwarePropTechSaaSTokyo, JP
Develops and operates an AI English conversation app
Timee is a gig work platform that connects workers with short-term, flexible job opportunities across various industries in Japan, offering same-day payment and no upfront fees.
B2B MarketplacesFuture of WorkSaaS
Co-investorsColopl NextGlobal BrainKDDI Open Innovation FundKintetsu Venture PartnersGenesia Ventures
Photo and video sharing service for families
Matching site for construction businesses
Tsukulink operates "Tsukulink," an ordering and receiving matching platform connecting construction businesses, and also runs the "Construction Industry Survey by Tsukulink." The company serves construction contractors in Japan.
B2B MarketplacesConstruction TechPropTechSaaSTokyo, JP
Tatsuo Uchiyama(代表取締役社長 (President & CEO))An Nakamura(取締役 (Director))
Provides digital rehabilitation tools
Co-investorsANOBAKAGlobal Brain
Home housekeeping/care agency service
App for unifying payments within families
Develops and provides tablet-based POS registers
Provides real estate management solutions
Regenerative medicine and cell therapy development
Operates continued employment support facilities for people with disabilities
Provides a sales activity management app
Provides satellite data analysis systems
Develops high-altitude gas balloons and space-related technology
Forest development and management, including afforestation and timber harvesting
Japanese company developing AI-based patent examination and intellectual property analysis software, including its "AI Samurai" patent similarity evaluation and search systems used for patent research and IP landscape analysis.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLegalTechSaaSOsaka, JP
Co-investorsKiraboshi CapitalOSAKA University Venture Capital
A company founded in June 2021 by a technology executive with a background in fintech and mobile platforms.
HealthtechMedical DevicesSaaSSector Agnostic
FUNDINNO operates an equity crowdfunding platform in Japan that connects individual and corporate investors with startups raising capital.
B2B MarketplacesFintechMarketplaces
Co-investorsTOKYUCARTA VENTURES, Inc.Iyogin CapitalS VenturesVOYAGE VENTURES
IB inc. develops software to reduce unclaimed insurance benefits by prompting eligible policyholders to file claims, working across life, non-life, and mutual-aid insurers as a neutral third party that does not sell insurance itself.
FintechInsurTechSaaSTokyo, JP
Kenta Ito(Representative (CEO))
Manebi operates a workforce development and e-learning platform ("manebi eラーニング") that provides corporate training and staff development for companies.
EdTechHR TechSaaSTokyo, JP
SalesHub operates a social sales platform where companies broadcast their business or service mission online and solicit customer-candidate referrals from individuals outside the company who identify with that mission.
B2B MarketplacesSaaSSales Tech
Solving social issues through donations, design and IT
TimeTree is a shared calendar application that allows users to manage multiple calendars and coordinate schedules across groups like families, hobbies, and schools.
ConsumerSaaS
Co-investorsAtinum Investment Co. Ltd.IMM Investment JapanLaguna Investment
VLUE develops a high-precision deflator technology derived from financial engineering and probabilistic statistics to create a stablecoin backed by real-world assets.
Crypto & Web3FintechTokyo, JP
菅野朋典
Gear provides BtoC repair services on behalf of manufacturers, positioning itself in "repair marketing" to improve manufacturers' customer satisfaction, fan base, and branding.
B2B MarketplacesCircular EconomyConsumerHardwareMarketing TechJapan, JP
Yugo Kudo(Representative Director)
Kokopelli provides IT services that connect small and medium-sized enterprises through financial institutions across Japan, including business matching management tools like "BMポータル" and its "Big Advance" platform with AI assistants.
B2B MarketplacesFintechSaaS
Co-investorsSTRIVE
Komugino operates a food-service outsourcing and restaurant brand licensing business, developing and franchising dining brands such as the "Komugi no Dorei" bakery chain.
B2B MarketplacesConsumerFoodTechTokyo, JP
Takafumi HoriemonNaoto Sasayama(代表取締役社長 (President & CEO))Genki Hashimoto(取締役 (Director))Kouji Arai(取締役 (Director))
BoardMasakazu Mito(取締役（非常勤）(Non-executive Director))Seiji Kawamura(取締役（非常勤）(Non-executive Director))
Konnichi Hello provides AI-powered video translation that preserves the original speaker's voice and facial movements across 37 languages, complemented by human translators to ensure translation accuracy.
AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyMedia & EntertainmentTokyo, JP
早見星吾 (Hayami Seigo)(代表取締役CEO (Representative Director & CEO))早見泰弘 (Hayami Yasuhiro)(取締役COO (Director & COO))冨岡勝利 (Tomioka Katsutoshi)(取締役CCO (Director & CCO))
SpeakBUDDY develops an AI-powered language learning service, with an AI English conversation app as its main product for language learners.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerEdTechTokyo, JP
Tsuyoshi Tateishi(Founder & CEO)Takeshi Tateishi(代表取締役 CEO)Shota Yamano(COO)
Chikaku (株式会社チカク) is a Japanese company that makes a consumer hardware device for sharing family media.
Media & Entertainment
Kenji KAJIWARA(Founder)inMichi Sato(Founder)inKenji Kajiwara
Co-investors500 GlobalCoral CapitalGMO VenturePartners
Digireha (株式会社デジリハ) develops digital rehabilitation tools for people with disabilities, working under the mission of building a future not constrained by disability.
Digital HealthEdTechHealthtechImpact & Social Good
Co-investorsX-HUB TOKYO Global Startup Accelerator
Co-investorsShizuoka Capital
Co-investorsCARTA VENTURES, Inc.DD Holdings Venture Capital
Linough (株式会社ライナフ) develops software, apps, and hardware for real estate management, including smart locks, facial-recognition smart entrances, and its "Smart Okihai" package delivery system for residential buildings.
Enterprise SoftwareHardwareIoTPropTechTokyo, JP
滝沢 潔(代表取締役 (Representative Director / CEO))
Board佐々木 剛(取締役 (Director))杉村 空(取締役 (Director))武平 佑太(取締役 (Director))
Co-investorsMitsubishi Estate
ReEir is a Japanese company founded out of regenerative medicine and wound-care expertise, working in areas such as regenerative medicine, wound surgery, and foot/podiatric care.
BiotechDigital HealthHealthtechMedical Devices
Rica Tanaka(代表取締役 (Representative Director / CEO))
BoardSoichiro Honda(取締役 (Director))
Tenchijin is a Japanese space startup that uses satellite ("space big data") for land evaluation consulting and the development and operation of related services.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningClimate TechData & InfrastructureSpace TechTokyo, JP
Yasuhito Sakuraba(Representative Director & CEO)Yasutoshi Hyakusoku(Co-founder & CSTO)
Co-investorsHiroshima Venture Capital Co. Ltd.
IWAYA INC. develops high-altitude manned balloons, pressurized cabins, life support systems, and related equipment to carry people to the stratosphere for space viewing.
Deep TechHardwareSpace TechEbetsu, JP
Keisuke Iwaya(Founder & CEO)
Co-investorsS VenturesShizuoka CapitalShochiku Ventures
Tokyo Chainsaws is a Japanese forestry company that manages and maintains roughly 52,000 hectares of forest in western Tokyo, handling tree planting, logging, and whole-log timber sales.
Advanced ManufacturingAgTechConsumerImpact & Social GoodHinohara, JP
Ryosuke Aoki(代表取締役 CEO (Representative Director & CEO))Naoki Yoshida(取締役 COO (Director & COO))
Keieishokei Shien provides M&A brokerage and advisory services for small and medium-sized businesses in Japan, offering lower fees and no retainer compared to major brokers.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechTokyo, JP
SME business succession M&A brokerage
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Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Seibu Shinkin Capital made?
- Seibu Shinkin Capital has 104 tracked investments.
- What stage does Seibu Shinkin Capital invest at?
- Seibu Shinkin Capital invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth stages.
- What sectors does Seibu Shinkin Capital focus on?
- Seibu Shinkin Capital focuses on Sector Agnostic.
- Who does Seibu Shinkin Capital co-invest with?
- Seibu Shinkin Capital most often shares deals with Global Brain, CARTA VENTURES, Inc., UTEC, among 52 tracked co-investors.
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